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You may be correct, Sir, but from the Indians' point of view, the naval situation is deteriorating rapidly. With Chinese SSNs roaming the Indian Ocean hunting down India's future SSBN Fleet and surface combatants, some wonky old Kilos and a few Scorpenes are not going to cut the mustard. They're going to need something much more capable than they currently own.
Why does everyone forget about seaborne commerce and crisis response shipping? I suspect that the PLA(N) submarine threat is the reason that the Indian Navy is acquiring a significant number of ASW helicopters, including ones meant to be carrier based. I understand that they are purchasing MH-60R at the rush, and I wonder if they will operate them with an Observer like the RAN?